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Vocational

a staff member assisting a Vocational student in preparing a diner-style restaurant for closing

Who We Are

SEDOL's vocational department provides vocational training for both SEDOL students and those of a few of our member district high schools. This training includes but is not limited to job readiness skills and resume building. An additional piece of this training is work experience opportunities. Students from 11th grade through their last year of transition are placed on work crews that meet their skills, support needs, and post-secondary goals.

What does the Vocational Department do at SEDOL?

The vocational department helps support student learning in the work skills areas of self-determination/self-advocacy skills, work-related independent living skills, social communication skills (soft skills), and basic work readiness skills through a variety of work-based learning experiences.

In the classroom, work-based learning focuses on career awareness and exploration, social skills, and work readiness instruction.

In the school, work-based learning is career preparation through student-run enterprises and school jobs, and the practice of social skills and communication skills.

On the job site, work-based learning is career training through on and off-campus work experiences and internships.

In addition to the above, the vocational department helps students develop resumes, search for jobs, prepare for interviews, and connect students with post-secondary employment resources.

The Vocational Department Team

  • Vocational Facilitators
  • Job Coaches
  • Department Supervisor: Erin Hook Tidd (847)986-1291
  • Department Administrative Assistant: Tara Gerhls (847)986-1290
a staff member assisting a Vocational student in preparing a diner-style restaurant for closing
a multi-colored sign reading %22Prevocational Center%22
a close up of the torso of a Vocational student working in a warehouse. the student is wearing an orange safety vest and is using a handheld scanner
a female student in a pre-voc center baseball hat learning to use a cashier
a prevoc student standing in a warehouse, bunching together branches with bright red berries
a voc student cleaning at a work location
a voc student wearing a black apron and baseball hat making a cup of coffee and smiling
a staff member and voc student leaning over to stock shelves in a retail store
a voc student in a wheelchair working next to a printer and other office equipment,
voc students and staff working on stocking the refrigerated section of a store
a voc student behind a cash register helping a customer at the admin cafe
a voc student leaning over a table at a restaurant clearing items